continental also works and we're seeing synergy and the corporate focus makes it's good bet where the environment is growing. if you had to own an airline it should be alaska air because there's no more competition and it looks more and more like a last scare and it has a beautiful balance sheet and beautiful growth prospects and they have decent fuel hedges and plus, they're still working through the benefits of the airtran composition and just last week we heard from the ceo, spirit airlines right here, that's the best-run low-cost player in the sector with terrific growth. remember, the ceo of save -- yeah, the cool -- despite his low-cost structure, he's not competing with the majors. he's adopted what i call a we willy killer hit them where they hit strategy. just google it. here's the bottom line, in the real world, we might not be able to invest in genuine unfettered, gorgeous monopolies like the rails, but oligopoly is the next best thing, and the airline business is the newest oligopoly out there. i like the three big boys the best, delta, united continental and especially u.s. airways a